Tokyo Vice. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2009 book
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Tokyo Vice
Jake Adelstein, 2009
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Michael Mann, Destin Cretton, 2022-

Jake Adelstein, an American journalist, embeds himself into the Tokyo Vice police squad to reveal corruption. This series chronicles Jake’s daily descent into the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo, where nothing and no one is truly what or who they seem.


West Side Story. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1595 book, Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare, 1595
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Steven Spielberg, 2021

Teenagers Tony and Maria, despite having affiliations with rival street gangs, fall in love in 1950s New York City. An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.


The Fault in Our Stars. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, 2012
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Josh Boone, 2014

Hazel Grace Lancaster is a teenager, living in the suburbs of Indianapolis, who has thyroid cancer that has spread to her lungs. Believing she is depressed, her mother Frannie urges her to attend a weekly cancer patient support group.


Men, Women & Children. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2011 book, Men, Women, and Children
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Men, Women, and Children
Chad Kultgen, 2011
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Jason Reitman, 2014

A group of high school teenagers and their parents attempt to navigate the many ways the Internet has changed their relationships, their communications, their self-images, and their love lives.


Divergent. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2011 book
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Divergent
Veronica Roth, 2011
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Neil Burger, 2014

In the futuristic city of dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions: When children reach the age of 16, they undergo a serum-induced psychological aptitude test which indicates their best-suited faction, but they are allowed to choose any faction as their permanent group at the subsequent Choosing Ceremony.


The Goldfinch. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, 2013
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John Crowley, 2019

Thirteen-year-old Theodore Decker’s mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In the aftermath of the explosion, a dying man urges him to take a painting and his engraved ring. Theo hides the painting at his apartment, and is placed with the Barbours, the family of his childhood friend Andy.


The Divergent Series: Insurgent. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2012 book, Insurgent
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Insurgent
Veronica Roth, 2012
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Robert Schwentke, 2015

Five days after the assault on the Abnegation faction by the Erudite leader Jeanine and her mind-controlled Dauntless soldiers, Jeanine has declared martial law and that the Divergents and those allied with them are the enemy. Among the Abnegation wreckage, the Dauntless leaders Max and Eric recover a box with all five faction symbols on its sides. Jeanine presumes that it contains data from the city’s founders and the means to end the Divergence problem.


Carrie. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1974 book
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Carrie
Stephen King, 1974
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Kimberly Peirce, 2013

The outcast teenager Carrie White is bullied by her classmates at high school. Their teacher Ms. Desjardin punishes the students, but when Chris challenges her, she is suspended and consequently is banned from the prom. Sue Snell, one of the girls that tormented Carrie, feels bad and asks her boyfriend Tommy Ross to invite Carrie to go with him to the prom to make up for what she did to Carrie.


Allegiant. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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Allegiant
Veronica Roth, 2013
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Robert Schwentke, 2016

After Evelyn forbids any citizen from leaving Chicago, she announces that all Erudite members involved in the previous coup attempt are to be put on trial and executed if they are found guilty. Matthew then brings Tris to the leader of the Bureau, David, who gives Tris a device that allows her to view her foster mother’s memories.


November Criminals. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2010 book, The November Criminals
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The November Criminals
Sam Munson, 2010
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Sacha Gervasi, 2017

In the present, teenaged Addison Schacht is delivering his application to the University of Chicago, along with his friend Phoebe Zeleny. Once Addison and Phoebe get into their car, Phoebe admits that she is still a virgin, and would like them to lose their virginity together before they leave for college.